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Saturday, June 11, 2011

grey 3D flowers

Last year I was at Dillard's and saw a Yansi Fugel top that had a great detail at the neck line.
The top was a heavy weight cotton/wool blend, and didn't quite like the 'corset' like shape.
(and to be 100% honest, I din't like the price tag either!!)

...But you know me, I'm all over a t-shirt redo.

Snapped a picture, got home,

and (of course) made a knockoff my own version.

--> To make this shirt, you need:
* a plain t-shirt
* some matching jersey fabric/ leftovers from other projects (or not-so-matching could work nicely as well)
* a piece of some iron-on interfacing fabric
* thick upholstery thread
* a bit of patience... about 2 hours of your time

--> How-to :

* press together the interfacing and the jersey fabric that you want to use for the decorative flowers
* cut out all the different shapes
* sew around every part with the upholstery thread (I used an off white to have a more detailed stitching)
* place and pin the petals, leaves and buds onto your t-shirt - this is how I laid out mine:

*** to create the 3D effect, you'll need to sew only the edges of the parts onto your t-shirt pinching the middle of the petals / leaves / or rounds***

This way, the flowers will end up being thicker, and dimensional... note that pressing the shirt after a wash you'll "squeeze" the flowers a bit, but while you'll wear it, these flowers will get back in their pretty 3D shape!

This is a great shirt. I want to make one, but I have a question. I see that you stitched around each piece first (with a contrast thread), but how exactly did you attach the pcs to the shirt? Also, the interfacing helps stabilize the jersey, but does it show? (like at the edges?) Thanks!!!

@ Michelle T: after having stitched each part, I stitched only the center of the petals onto the shirt, overlapping the round parts in the center. for the leaves, i stitched onto the shirt only few spots so that the leaves will sort of 'flow'.if the interfacing is well attached to the shirt it won't show. if you send me an email address i can send you more pictures!